1980 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1980 6–10 3rd NFC West Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. Bill Walsh Bill Walsh Chuck Studley Candlestick Park Did not qualify none 49ers seasons thumb | right | The uniform of the San Francisco 49ers, 1976-1983 The 1980 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League and their 35th overall. This was the second year with the team for both head coach Bill Walsh and quarterback Joe Montana, who became the starter in week seven,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qe9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6117%2C6119965 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Rams, 31-17 October 20, 1980 4B replacing Steve DeBerg.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ou9VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4134%2C3896495 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon wire service reports Cowboys, 59-14 October 13, 1980 4B The 49ers looked to improve on their previous output of 2–14 (both of the two previous seasons); despite succeeding in improving their record, having posted a 6–10 record, they failed to make the playoffs for the eighth consecutive season.1980 San Francisco 49ers On December 7, 1980, the 49ers rallied from down 35–7, scoring 31 unanswered points to defeat the winless New Orleans Saints in overtime.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YlhYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7-EDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6670%2C2311310 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press 49ers come from 28 behind to win December 8, 1980 3BNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 260New Orleans Saints 35 at San Francisco 49ers 38 This was the last full season (excluding the strike shortened 1982 season) until 1999 that the 49ers finished with fewer than ten wins. Offseason Draft 1980 NFL draft 1980 San Francisco 49ers 1 13 Earl Cooper Fullback Rice from N. Y. Jets yes 1 20 Jim Stuckey Defensive tackle Clemson from Denver yes 2 39 Keena Turner Linebacker Purdue from Minnesota yes yes 3 65 Jim Miller Punter Ole Miss from Minnesota yes 3 77 Craig Puki Linebacker Tennessee yes 4 84 Ricky Churchman Safety Texas yes 4 98 David Hodge Linebacker Houston 5 112 Kenneth Times Defensive Tackle Southern 6 139 Herb Williams Safety Southern yes 8 210 Bobby Leopold Linebacker Notre Dame yes 9 237 Dan Hartwig Quarterback Cal Lutheran no Personnel Staff / Coaches 1980 San Francisco 49ers Owner and President – Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr. General manager – Bill Walsh Director of Football Operations – John McVay Head coach – Bill Walsh Quarterbacks – Sam Wyche Running Backs – Billie Matthews Receivers – Milt Jackson Tight Ends – Bruce Coslet Offensive line – Bobb McKittrick Defensive coordinator – Chuck Studley Defensive line – Bill McPherson Linebackers – Norb Hecker Defensive Backs – George Seifert Special teams – Milt Jackson Strength and Conditioning – Al Vermeil Roster 1980 San Francisco 49ers 17 Steve DeBerg 19 Gary Huff 16 Joe Montana 49 Earl Cooper American football y 35 Lenvil Elliott 38 Bob Ferrell 42 Ricky Patton 47 Don Woods American football 87 Dwight Clark 89 James Owens American football, born 1955 85 Jimmy Robinson American football 88 Freddie Solomon 82 Lewis Gilbert American football 80 Eason Ramson 86 Charle Young 68 John Ayers G 77 Jean Barrett American football T 64 Ken Bungarda T 51 Randy Cross G 62 Walt Downing G/C 71 Keith Fahnhorst T 56 Fred Quillan C 67 Ron Singleton T 65 Lawrence Pillers DE 78 Archie Reese DT 79 Jim Stuckey y DE 90 George Visger y DT 74 Jimmy Webb American football DE 60 Jerry Wilkinson DE 57 Dan Bunz MLB 59 Willie Harper OLB 55 Scott Hilton American football MLB 52 Bobby Leopold y OLB 54 Craig Puki y OLB 50 Terry Tautolo OLB 58 Keena Turner y OLB 33 Ricky Churchman y SS 28 Charles Cornelius gridiron football CB 22 Dwight Hicks FS 44 Charles Johnson defensive back CB 26 Ray Rhodes CB 29 Gerard Williams American football CB 23 Herb Williams y American football FS  3 Jim Miller punter y P 14 Ray Wersching K 76 Dwaine Board DE IR 48 Phil Francis RB IR 36 Paul Hofer RB IR 75 Ted Vincent DT Exempt Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 9, 1980 Oakland Raiders W 33–14 1–0 Candlestick Park 55,585 2 August 16, 1980 at San Diego Chargers W 17–14 2–0 San Diego Stadium 48,836 3 August 23, 1980 Seattle Seahawks L 7–10 2–1 Candlestick Park 41,841 4 August 30, 1980 vs. Kansas City Chiefs W 31–21 3–1 Arizona Stadium 27,000https://www.profootballarchives.com/1980nflsf.html 1980 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 2, 2023 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 7 at New Orleans Saints W 26–23 1–0 Louisiana Superdome 58,621 2 September 14 St. Louis Cardinals W 24–21 (OT) 2–0 Candlestick Park 49,999 3 September 21 at New York Jets W 37–27 3–0 Shea Stadium 50,608 4 September 28 Atlanta Falcons L 17–20 3–1 Candlestick Park 56,518 5 October 5 at Los Angeles Rams L 26–48 3–2 Anaheim Stadium 62,188 6 October 12 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–59 3–3 Texas Stadium 63,399 7 October 19 Los Angeles Rams L 17–31 3–4 Candlestick Park 55,360 8 October 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23–24 3–5 Candlestick Park 51,925 9 November 2 at Detroit Lions L 13–17 3–6 Pontiac Silverdome 78,845 10 November 9 at Green Bay Packers L 16–23 3–7 Milwaukee County Stadium 54,475 11 November 16 at Miami Dolphins L 13–17 3–8 Miami Orange Bowl 45,135 12 November 23 New York Giants W 12–0 4–8 Candlestick Park 38,574 13 November 30 New England Patriots W 21–17 5–8 Candlestick Park 45,254 14 December 7 New Orleans Saints W 38–35 6–8 Candlestick Park 37,949 15 December 14 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–35 6–9 Atlanta Fulton County Stadium 55,767 16 December 21 Buffalo Bills L 13–18 6–10 Candlestick Park 37,476 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 14: vs. New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers 1980 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: New Orleans Saints at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary Sunday, December 7 1:00 p.m. Saints 14 21 0 0 0 49ers 0 7 14 14 3 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 48 °F 1 or, wind 12 mph km/h knots Dick Jorgensen CBS Jim Kelly & Jim Hill Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter NO – Ike Harris 33-yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) – Saints 7–0 NO – Henry Childs 21-yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) – Saints 14–0 Second quarter NO – Jack Holmes 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick) – Saints 21–0 SF – Freddie Solomon 57-yard punt return (Ray Wersching kick) – Saints 21–7 NO – Jack Holmes 1-yard run (Benny Ricardo kick) – Saints 28–7 NO – Ike Harris 41-yard pass from Archie Manning (Benny Ricardo kick) – Saints 35–7 Third quarter SF – Joe Montana 1-yard run (Ray Wersching kick) – Saints 35–14 SF – Dwight Clark 71-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) – Saints 35–21 Fourth quarter SF – Freddie Solomon 14-yard pass from Joe Montana (Ray Wersching kick) – Saints 35–28 SF – Lenvil Elliott 7-yard run (Ray Wersching kick) – Tie 35–35 Overtime SF – Ray Wersching 36-yard field goal – 49ers 38–35 Saints Archie Manning 24/38, 377 Yds, 3 TD, INT Tony Galbreath 16 Rush, 86 Yds Henry Childs 8 Rec, 144 Yds, TD 49ers Joe Montana 24/36, 285 Yds, 2 TD Lenvil Elliott 25 Rush, 125 Yds, TD Dwight Clark 6 Rec, 155 Yds, TD The 49ers fought back from a 28-point deficit in the second half to win in overtime 38–35. The game was named as #8 on NFL Top 10 on Top Ten Comebacks.http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/09000d5d8112f98e/article/top-10-greatest-comebacks-in-nfl-history Top 10 greatest comebacks in NFL history National Football League 2009-01-07 2013-01-03 Week 16: vs. Buffalo Bills Bills 6 7 5 0 49ers 6 0 7 0 December 21 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 1:00 p.m. 53 °F °C 1 or, wind 6 mph km/h knots RAIN Ben Dreith Don Criqui and Mike Haffner NBC Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References 2 Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco Category:1980 in San Francisco San Category:Long stubs with short prose